Invasion of the Internet of ThingsTechRepublicAccording to Patrick Gray, the "invasion of things" is already underway. Make sure your organization is prepared to use the new technology to its advantage instead of struggling to catch up.

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Obama outlines 5 surveillance reformsInformationWeekThe National Security Agency's controversial bulk collection of phone records will end, but businesses may be asked to retain data in case the government needs it.

After Target breach, big data needs a resetThe Dallas Morning News We've come a long way since RadioShack wanted a phone number with your batteries and Seinfeld made it a punch line. Today, most grocers track your favorite toilet paper and ice cream with little resistance. Retailers know your choices in movies, clothing and books, sometimes better than you. Is that a problem?

Dallas-area CIO named best in USD Healthcare DailyTexas Health Resources chief information officer Edward Marx has been named as the recipient of the 2013 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year award, given annually to healthcare IT execs who have made significant contributions to their organizations and demonstrated innovative leadership through the effective use of technology.

Invasion of the Internet of ThingsTechRepublicAccording to Patrick Gray, the "invasion of things" is already underway. Make sure your organization is prepared to use the new technology to its advantage instead of struggling to catch up.

Teaching STEM through flight simulationU.S. News & World ReportKids no longer have to wait for playtime to pretend to be a pilot: They can do it in class. And learn science, engineering, technology and math while they are at it.

Analyst: Cloud computing isn't a threat to IT jobsSiliconAngleTony Asaro, a longtime industry analyst and the founding CEO of INI Group, appeared on theCUBE at the recently concluded Virtual Technology Users Group Winter Warmer summit to discuss the changing dynamics of enterprise IT with Wikibon's Dave Vellante and Stu Miniman.

Virtualization vs. cloud computing: What's the difference?BusinessNewsDailyIs virtualization right for your business? How about cloud computing? Don't know the difference? That's OK — most non-IT folks don't either. The word "cloud" is often thrown around as an umbrella term, while "virtualization" is often confused with cloud computing. Although the two technologies are similar, they are not interchangeable, and the difference is significant enough to affect your business decisions.

How STEM education inspires kids, educators to act locally, think globallyForbes As technology continues to evolve and impact society in countless ways, educators have been tasked with preparing the next generation to navigate an ever-changing world. However, teachers are finding it difficult to lay a foundation of science and math skills using just the federal common core standards.

Building tomorrow's STEM workforceredOrbit On Jan. 13, NASA and the U.S. Department of Education marked the successful completion of a pilot program designed to engage more students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.